Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-29
GENERAL NEWS.

~AASnNho aANS NohiS hOAiiH w
roOst.
According to the Dickson Demo
crat lady of that place, while yawn-
ing, dislocated her jaw, and it took
two doctors to get it in place again.
In Dickson county, says the Dick
Democrat, Nick Bear was having a
well dug in Dickson, when Elisha
May colored, who was ut work
in the well, was struck with choke
damp, and fell from q bucket that
was lowered to him, back to the bot
tom of the well. Nick, at the risk of
bis own life, had himself lowered
into the well and rescued the dying
man. For this gallant act he de-
serves all praise.
Bishop Turner draws the color line
on God and the devil. The former
he makes black, and the latter
white. We opine that whoever
makes his acquaintance hereafter, or
falls finally into the hands of old
Nick, will find his color matter OF
trivial importance by the side of his
character and work.
A new edition of the Southern
Methodist Hymn Book will be issued
soon, both with words and notes.
An old man named i. Il. Howard
was fund dead under a trestle, over
branch in Nashville the other day.
Recent developments, and particu-
larly a very plain and consistent "a A
statement of little girl, go to show
that he was murdered at a fancy
house by Bette Black, Annie
Wright and Sallie Wilson, who have
been arrested on a charge of murder.
Cir um stances strongly torrobegate
thee hild's story.
Chattanooga, with Republican
majority of 1910, has elected Jno. b
Nicklf', an ex-union soldier, and "A
Democl mayor.
The PadIcah News advocates the
closing OF all of the saloons before
midnight, because it says, some Of
its citizens never will go home as
long as there is any chance to take
another drink.
An exchange pertinently suggests
that they can never attain to the
highest perfection in banking in Chi
ma, because they have no Canada to
retire to in case OF failure.
Mr.. Ii. A Montgomery president
of the Memphis Jockey Club, fell
dead of heart disease the other day
just as he had concluded a speech Of
welcome to members of the club.
In Robertson county, if a clever
ci izcn happens to get on bust and
gets knocked down by a barber, they
make the fellow who is knocked
down give security for his future
good behavior. Pretty tough on the
fellow knocked down.
The CHRONICLE opologizes to Mr.
Henry B. Williams for installing his
personal identity and his writing for
that Of the editor of the Tobacco
Leaf.
The arrest of one Franz Mitcof1
has developed the fact that there is
in the city of New York an Anar.
chist club which makes a regular
business of setting fire to houses on
commission from owners who desire
to obtain insurance money.
Chancellor Ellet who very sudden
ly fell dead at Memphis last week JUS
as he had ended speech of welcome
to President Cleveland, is to be sue
ceeded by Judge Estes.
BY strange and romantic combi
nation of circumstances, a brothel
and sister unknown to each other
fell in love in New York recently
and came very near marrying. When
they found out their real relation Il
each other, the brother drowned him
self and the sister went deranged.
A large and intelligent convention
of representative men met last weel
in Memphis, Tenn, to organize fo
the purpose of cooperating to secur,
proper legislation by Congress for tn,
development of western and south
ern waterways.
A fiend in human shape nameC
VIM. r.. McCulloch, an enginee
threw live Goals of fire upon sicl
man named John II. Graham, VIII,
was an employe under him, while OF
the outward voyage of the steamship
Coneala and beathim so that he died
Graham was stript to the waist, ant
his burning flesh was smelt by wit
nesses who saw the whole transac
ton.
President Dave Hadden, of tn,
Taxing District, Memphis, Tenn.
has returned home from New York
where he has long laid dangerousl,
sick, and has been welcomed bacl
with an ovation scarcely inferior t
that accorded to Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve
land. The meaning of the ovation
as its projectors intend it to be under
, stood, is that, Notwithstanding Judg
, Dubose's indictments, the citizens {
Memphis have unabated confidenc
, in the integrity and loyalty of Presi
! dent Hadden. And, in all human
, probability, they are right. Dav
: spent the first years of his life in thi
J city, and has left behind him repu
tation of honesty and fidelity to hi
: employers, though but a boy whe
4 hn loft fhof auxy man MIGHT anyx